# What percentage of people who are sectioned have nothing wrong with them?

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/what-percentage-of-people-who-are-sectioned-have-nothing-wrong-with-them/5186>\
**Category:** Mental Health Act\
**Created:** [15 February 2026 17:22 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/what-percentage-of-people-who-are-sectioned-have-nothing-wrong-with-them/5186 "2026-02-15T17:22:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Andrew)\
**Post date:** [15 February 2026 17:22 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/what-percentage-of-people-who-are-sectioned-have-nothing-wrong-with-them/5186/1 "2026-02-15T17:22:54Z")

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Arising from your comment I wonder what percentage of people who are sectioned have nothing wrong with them. Anyone got any stats?